Residents press board on delayed audits and finance departures
During public comment at the Surry County Board meeting residents raised concerns about delayed fiscal-year audits, unexplained departures in the finance department and an unusually large final pay item; speakers urged transparency before the county proceeds with major borrowing for the YMCA.
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At the start of public comment, Helen Eggleston told the board she was concerned about repeated postponements of the county audit and unexplained staffing changes in the finance office. She cited a news report that the county is carrying about $23,280,000 in debt and said two finance employees left without explanation. "He had been instructed not by legal not to speak on his departure," Eggleston said, referring to the finance director's response when contacted about his exit.
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